The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-09
Our Federal Burdens.

the interests or the people of the
country is fully aroused to reform
honest substantial reform-in every
branch Of the government expendi-
ture which can afford some relief to
the burdens Of the people.
That the egregious Federal taxa
ton under which the people groan is
consuming their substance, and along
with the enormous monopolics Of our
day is, making the honest toll of the
workers in vain is too plain for doubt.
The cry for cutting down the sur.
plus in the Treasury is but the begin.
ming Of tho end. The estimate Of
expenditures for the fiscal year, end
ing in June Both, 1887, reaches $780,.
100000. This amounts to $3.50 to
every man, woman and child in the
country, besides the State, County,
town and school taxes, which must
be borne by tho same people. TO
the population of South Carolina, say
100000 to-day this expenditure
amounts to $6,Ov0,050 taken from
the meagre earnings Of our hard
pressed people just when many Of
them know not where to turn in their
struggle for bread.
We know it is claimed that we do
not bear our proportion Of this ex-
penditure according to our number
Of Inhabitants. Nobody can set this
matter at rest; but as our system Of
taxation taxes consumption, and
most Of the taxation is laid upon just
such things as. all people consume,
and especially upon the consumption
Of people Of palmer fortunes rather
than that Of the rich, it is but fair to
suppose that we do bear our share Of
the Federal burden along with the
rest of the country. OF this we peed
not complain if we get our fair share
Of the expenditure.
AS part of common country we
must expect to bear our share in the
support of that government. But if
it be true that the protective policy
takes So for every 81 that goes into
the treasury, or two for one, then we
sec $1l per head, beside the Federal
expenditure, that goes for the most
part into the Golfers Of the protected
industries Of the eleven States North
Of the Potomac. This $11 Of protec.
tion to the inliabitant shows $684,-
124,87O for the present time which
goes to the protected industries out
of the earnings of the unprotected
industries of the country. But as
the eleven States North Of the Poto.
mac manufactured in 1880 over 81
per cont. Of the products of the coun.
try, it is fair to suppose they took 61
per cent. of the protection bounties
paid by the consumers, or some
479,00O,000, which would leave but
$2O5, 100000 Of protection enjoyed
by the rest of the country. But these
eleven States paying per capita of
this protection paid $l92,5G5,120,
thus showing balance in their favor
Of $287, 100000. But should the peo.
pie of these protected States consume
themselves 55 per cent. Of the pro.
tected products, the ten cotton States
IL per cent. and the rest of the Union
33 per cent, we see the following pay
ments to the grand protective bounty {:
Paid to
49,. .-..- Protection.
II Northern States $376, 200, 900
10 Cotton States. ......... 92,S00,00
II States and Tcrrit tories. :. 225, ,72O, 900
Now, as tho IL Northern States
produced over 81 per cent. of the pro.
ducts of 1881, they possibly take the
same per centage of protection to.
day, and as they produce the
commodities getting the highest pro.
lection, this is moderate presump.
ton, The cotton States produced
a.5 per cent. of the products in 20.
We will put it today at per cent,
and allow these States to draw that
much protection. This leaves the
rest of the Union, including the II
remaining States aud the Territories,
to get 363per cent. Of the protective
bonus. We may then state the pro.
lection enjoyed by the several sec.
tions as follows:
] Northern States. ........ $4l7, 200, 900
10 Cotton States ...... q, 100000
II States and Territories. :. $50, ,4OO, 600
~ This would show for the several
sections: The eleven Northern States
IN pocket every year $41, 100000; the
Western States and Territories IL,
pocket $l3,G80,0O0, and the ten cotton
States out Of pocket $54,648, 900. Of
Ofcourse the protected industries of
the States North and West get more
protection, but beyond what the
South > out Of pocket, their own
people contribute, deriving some ben.
eft in the presence Of a consuming
class Of workers in their immediate
neighborhoods. But the $4,000, 900
goes bodily out Of the cotton States
every year above and beyond all pro.
tection their manufacturers may en-.
joy.
This wonlG shnw for Snntb rnro-